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Rima
Hitched Panel & £50 Voucher for You! 💜
Rima, 5 May, 2026 at 09:23

We’re looking for couples currently planning their wedding to take part in a short, friendly online panel taking place this week 💜 We’d love to hear about your experience planning your wedding, how...

Subhadra, 6 hours ago 46 912 8
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How did you play your music at your registry office wedding?
Lauren, 15 February, 2024 at 14:04

Hi, We have got our songs planned for our ceremony but was wondering what people found the best way to play them? I feel burning a CD is quite old fashioned now but is the Bluetooth option reliable?...

George, 53 seconds ago 12 1,551
Charlotte
No Bridesmaids but groomsmen?
Charlotte, 11 August, 2025 at 15:43

Hey, we have just booked our October 2026 wedding and noticed I have literally not one bridesmaids but we have groomsmen. Is it weird to have this. I feel we would look of balanced and it’s a bit sad...

Sham, 19 minutes ago 9 159
Poppy
Planning Timeline
Poppy, 19 June, 2025 at 19:45

Hi everyone! I have recently got engaged and we have decided on 2028 as the year to get married. The wedding planning space is quite overwhelming but I’m so excited to get going with it. If you...

Flix, 23 minutes ago 47 828 3
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Church weddings
Heather, 5 September, 2024 at 01:52

Are church weddings cheaper?

Phill, 26 minutes ago 17 431
Dani
Do these wedding pros have all the answers? Let’s find out! 👀
Dani, 11 February, 2025 at 10:19

Want to catch the rest of the podcast and more - click below, happy listening! 👇

Onlytop, 41 minutes ago 8 32
Justkeepswimming
Suit etiquette, who wears them?
Justkeepswimming, 2 February, 2016 at 19:35

We are about to embark on suit shopping. Just wanted some advice on what is the norm regarding who wears the same suits. Obviously groom and best man (or men in our case), and ushers? And father of...

William, an hour ago 11 5,586
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menu tasting... when should it be done?
Gumibear85, 7 April, 2013 at 09:24

Something that was big on my list was having a nice menu for the wedding breakfast. I want my guests to be able to have a choice of what they eat. So I need to (at some point) go to my venue and do a...

2026hosting, an hour ago 13 3,244
Megan
Content Creator Somerset or Videographer looking to expand portfolio
Megan, 23 November, 2025 at 21:23

Hi I am looking for a content creator who ideally does the vintage VHS film style content in Somerset area for a June 2026 wedding or an early stage videographer who is looking to build up portfolio.

Emma, 2 hours ago 97 1,363
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Food
Kayleigh, 4 December, 2023 at 11:52

I’m getting married and I’ve gone for a two course meal, so we will get a hot dinner and a pudding for after the ceremony . I was going to have a buffet at the night time, but I decided to have a...

Novaaura, 4 hours ago 41 703
Lauren
Budget wedding for 100 guests
Lauren, 3 September, 2025 at 08:59

Hi everyone! Me and my partner are a young couple that have been together for 10 years. We have been engaged for a year and are eager to book our wedding.We have a budget of 5k and are looking for...

Mike, 4 hours ago 17 504 1
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Extending the mortgage to fund the wedding
Loz85, 4 September, 2013 at 16:55

We have been trying to save towards the cost of our wedding and to be honest at this rate, we will be lucky if we can afford Gretna Green! With this in mind we have been thinking that it would be...

Yacine, 5 hours ago 136 5,392
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Rude Comments from In Laws
ExpensiveBrownDiamonds1257, 1 September, 2015 at 16:43

This is mostly just a vent, but I’m beginning to get frustrated with my future in-laws. Mainly OH’s brother and sister-in-law. Because OH and I have a long distance relationship I’ve only met them a...

Shahzaib, 5 hours ago 61 2,100
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Help finding a Photographer/videographer
Laura, 4 August, 2023 at 17:56

How do you decide on a photographer/videographer? I have no idea on this profession, but I want to invest in this aspect of our wedding. It is important for us to find someone who has done a lot of...

Muhammad, 5 hours ago 28 276
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Not too riske hen party game ideas
Sparkly, 25 February, 2010 at 20:46

Hi all! Not a regular hitcher here - am usually found on Babytalk. It's my sister's hen party this weekend and as chief BM I guess I am responsible for the event. I was looking for some not too riske...

Olivia, 6 hours ago 114 34,167
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Where can i find high-quality custom cake boxes for wedding favours in the Uk?
Abdul, 15 July, 2026 at 23:46

Hi everyone, I'm planning my wedding and want to give each guest a slice of cake in a beautiful personalised cake box. I'm looking for boxes that are sturdy, elegant, and can be customised with our...

Sanchizes, 6 hours ago 17 136 2
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Bridesmaid help
Danniella, 11 March, 2025 at 21:30

I have 5 bridesmaids (3 friends, my sister and my partners sister). My partners sister is young so wouldn’t expect her to be involved at all, but I’ve had barely any help from the other 4. I thought...

Alina, 7 hours ago 38 363
Daisy Bell
Hair styles that will hide hearing aids
Daisy Bell, 17 March, 2015 at 17:14

Hi ladies. I have been wearing hearing aids for about a year now and while they make life a lot easier for me (I have mild to moderate hearing loss, moderate in high frequencies), I am not too keen on...

Smith, 7 hours ago 11 13,304 1
Pookie8911
Wed2B
Pookie8911, 11 June, 2016 at 21:17

Hi! Has anyone bought their dress from Wed2B? I've only tried on 'designer' dresses so far, and wanted to try on something less expensive just before I make the definite decision about spending a...

Alina, 7 hours ago 67 17,390
bliss_balloons
Garden games
bliss_balloons , 21 May, 2015 at 09:45

I can't find anywhere decent to hire them so I've been buying a few but trying to get one's that aren't too expensive and people will actually want to use. Those of you who are are having them what...

Maira, 7 hours ago 67 1,862
xkimx007
Wedshoots
xkimx007, 14 March, 2022 at 11:59

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

Aiman, 7 hours ago 131 1,960 2
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HELP!! Trying to track down hourglass shaped cylinder vases
clairej18, 7 October, 2010 at 16:41

Hi Ladies - I'm joining as sister of the bride! My sister has seen the attached table centres online (5th ones down) but we can't find the vases anywhere... can anyone help?!?!...

Marketing, 8 hours ago 11 2,802
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Paying for the Venue by Bank Transfer??
CristaMB, 18 June, 2014 at 13:38

Hi, I'm just wondering how you pay for a venue that's quite far away? (So you can't go and pay in person). My bank won't allow me to pay the £800 deposit over the phone, so the venue have emailed the...

Ismail, 8 hours ago 61 7,004
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Relaxed outdoor venue
Hannah, 26 September, 2025 at 14:22

Me & my partner are looking for a really relaxed venue , ideally mostly outside but with indoor place for the evening. We don’t want it to be formal , just a really relaxed chilled venue. We would...

Fahad, 9 hours ago 77 440
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TV show - Battle of the Brides
, 10 May, 2012 at 22:40

A new show is being advertised on Sky called Battle of the Brides, the blurb for it is that it will be two brides, same dress (even though the ones shown evidently are wearing different dresses) same...

Futbollibretv, 9 hours ago 71 5,482
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Ravenswood manor?
BrideHannahB, 11 February, 2009 at 08:47

Hi All! I've been waiting to get the pricing from Ravenswood manor (Sussex) for venue/food/wine etc but its not come through yet and had to re-request it. Does anyone have any idea of the costs for...

Haroon, 9 hours ago 57 5,495
Danielle
His and Hers Drinks
Danielle, 26 March, 2025 at 09:01

Hi everyone! I'm getting married in June 2025 and I'm trying to think of little ways to incorporate personal touches throughout the wedding. I keep seeing signs on the bar for his and hers drinks, but...

Freecine, 10 hours ago 56 586 1
Elle
Venue issues
Elle, 13 July, 2026 at 11:36

I’m really struggling with a venue. I found the venue of my dreams and they have out date available. I can not get ahold of them to put down our deposit. I’m worried they have gone cold on me! Any...

Max, 12 hours ago 12 144 1
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Marquee on family land? Help!
Loulou1986, 11 June, 2013 at 21:10

Just wrote a whole message and it got deleted! Argh! First post so hello everyone! We just got engaged last friday and I have been looking a venues. I am not too into hotel type but more barn,...

Skye, 12 hours ago 24 3,586
Lizzieloumoose
Food wording on invite and a timing question
Lizzieloumoose, 3 May, 2010 at 12:06

We're having a late-ish evening do (starts at 8, first dance 8.30) so we're not having a buffet, but rather bacon/sausage rolls (and cheese & tom ones for the veggies) about 9.30 ish. The day...

Alop, 12 hours ago 6 7,283
InkedDoll
Help! My hair's too soft
InkedDoll, 6 January, 2015 at 11:01

So I had my hair dyed on Saturday (first time ever having it coloured at a salon - check me out, I'm a grownup!) and whilst I absolutely love the colour, I do not love the condition it's in. My...

Ethan, 12 hours ago 8 14,294
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Postpone?
Rosie, 5 December, 2024 at 09:13

Hello How many times will suppliers let you postpone? We were due to get married in June this year but due to a variety of reasons including family issues and losing jobs we postponed to next year...

Emma, 12 hours ago 21 123

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